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SAP System cloning
For ease of testing and problem analysis, few things are better than testing on a copy of current data. These papers describe how the IBM TotalStorage DS6000 and DS8000 series can make this easy for SAP users by enabling quick and easy cloning of an SAP production database.
IBM Consistency Group Technology can help deliver a “near-Instant” point-intime copy of the production database using a globally consistent clone copy of the database.
Using the advanced copy Services functions of the IBM TotalStorage DS6000 storage server, users can create a clone copy while minimizing impact on a live R/3 system.
These papers show how the IBM TotalStorage DS8000 and DS6000 series can help SAP users implement a backup with little or no noticeable impact on production servers, that could be done in a few minutes instead of the hours that it could take without this approach.
We know how important it is to protect the databases and data needed to run your business. Through Oracle Storage Compatibility Program (OSCP), IBM has demonstrated that its IBM TotalStorage DS8000 and IBM TotalStorage Global Mirror (Asynchronous PPRC) technology can be used to protect data in an Oracle database environment.
Ovum 10/04: IBM's great leap forward in storage(36 KB)
Ovum research report on IBM's DS6000 and DS8000 announcement. Ovum, the analyst and consulting company, is a global leader in the rapidly changing world of converging technologies and markets.
META Group 12/04: Disk Storage Subsystems:(269 KB)
The Economic Challenge META Group finds that the DS6000/8000 series has the potential to deliver not just massive raw capacity but also the scalable performance and logical partitioning required to fully exploit that capacity - as well as the pricing and terms to facilitate its use over a longer and more cost-effective four-year term.
Software Strategies 11/04:(1.9 MB)
New Power-driven, High-end Storage System DS8000 series and the DS6000 series incorporate a broad-ranging, technology tour de force blend of IBM's advanced Power microprocessors, pSeries server technologies, Virtualization Engine, LPAR technologyand Serviceability (RAS) engineering features.
Butler Group 10/04: IBM ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO BECOME THE NUMBER ONE(44 KB)
The DS8000 series is an enterprise-class disk system that provides linear scalability, Fibre Channel interconnect, and is highly expandable. At the other end of the scale the DS6000 provides enterprise-class functionality at a lower cost, and dramatically reduced size.
TekPlus 10/04: Wow!! - For Me?? IBM Feature Packs the Mid-range!(38KB)
With its TotalStorage DS6000 series, IBM delivers high availability and performance in a small modular package. Leveraging its systems heritage the company is blurring the line between midrange and enterprise-class storage.
Quocirca 10/04: IBM's latest storage product announcements(25 KB)
Learn about IBM's latest storage product announcements are geared largely around infrastructure consolidation and manageability. The IBM TotalStorage DS6000 storage device for medium to large organisations is game-changing, in that it offers unprecedented levels of capacity, performance and resilience for the midrange customer.
Arcati Research 10/04: zSeries and TotalStorage(65 KB)
Recent zSeries announcements, from last year's Mainframe Charter through the recent introduction of the z890 to the latest ground-breaking DS6000 storage devices, underline IBM's determination to gain market share for its flagship systems in the highly competitive mid-range space.
Upper Class Storage for Middle Class Budgets - The Clipper Group(253 KB)
The mountain bike does not really fit into those prior bicycle categories, and it has become a category unto itself. Could the same be said of the new IBM TotalStorage DS6800? It breaks the mould of what one might expect in a storage array focused on the midrange. At first glance, it appears to be a new space-efficient modular array. The base unit has dual controllers and almost 5TB (16 drives) in a compact 3U package that weighs 125 lbs.
